Tantek’s Thoughts 2019-4

https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_t5hX-SyNHEn67U6yB0ZZYimDZvkOqWoWZa42odp0_7o.jpg (Tantek taking a selfie at the top of Cardiac hill, southern view behind him of clear blue skies above tree tops partially hidden by the thick clouds and fog below.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_t5hX-SyNHEn67U6yB0ZZYimDZvkOqWoWZa42odp0_7o.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_bK6_DIZ6GhwPwNofJDuHiDm2bKzMwkcOQ9R0cfcNXP4.jpg (Fox trail under a thick fog, with quail and a bunny up ahead on the dirt trail with bushes on both sides.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_bK6_DIZ6GhwPwNofJDuHiDm2bKzMwkcOQ9R0cfcNXP4.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_1-ogORQ8CVLy8FWIoWPPctva5SAbwHcMhM2LV8vniyw.jpg (Curious bunny sitting in straw next to bushes on the side of Coastal Fire road on the downhill to Muir Beach.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_1-ogORQ8CVLy8FWIoWPPctva5SAbwHcMhM2LV8vniyw.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_gHIbvl_5rWfAgIIuSqrWA9ey9gvhJL1YXsSYpTp-Jq0.jpg (Heather cut-off switch backs partially occluded by fog, lush trees in the foreground on the side of the hill.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_gHIbvl_5rWfAgIIuSqrWA9ey9gvhJL1YXsSYpTp-Jq0.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_2TxWXIZmUOZZPVrM7TkevHqmHT1rVpRuY3AAv0lRtnk.jpg (Coastal view trail in a lush misty forest with most of the trees leaning to the right with the wind.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_2TxWXIZmUOZZPVrM7TkevHqmHT1rVpRuY3AAv0lRtnk.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_cFtaiwH-u5lp-SbsT5WWw8Ph-qGsVVM6n7w3n7gnd_o.jpg (Moss covered trees trunks above ferns, diffuse lighting from the forest canopy.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_cFtaiwH-u5lp-SbsT5WWw8Ph-qGsVVM6n7w3n7gnd_o.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_ECbP1tmHtoi4EM8GPInD-Vci7C4C6NoPnMpEO3KMqQ4.jpg (View from Cardiac hill, fairly barren in the foreground, a telephone pole rising up with a slight tilt, trees in the distance barely poking through the thick cloud cover.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_ECbP1tmHtoi4EM8GPInD-Vci7C4C6NoPnMpEO3KMqQ4.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_S2t_0CaiUzeuuFcouo3xN4G1OSpQevd4gS4w6zYjvgA.jpg (Looking down on Pirates Cove beach and across the Pacific Ocean, diffuse white light from the clouds, with a sign in the foreground indicating 350 feet to the cove, with various symbols.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_S2t_0CaiUzeuuFcouo3xN4G1OSpQevd4gS4w6zYjvgA.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_G44UJ_khJap3sw8lcraTpUkVKhKGox5wnTsb0K-FQsk.jpg (Tennessee Valley as seen from Coastal Fire road descent: green hills, Tennessee Valley trail winding them past a lagoon to the beach between two cloud covered hilltops.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_G44UJ_khJap3sw8lcraTpUkVKhKGox5wnTsb0K-FQsk.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_5EeTxzuko4XNsL0lrfwfTPokPMJwnehxx6U17Szo0f4.jpg (Miwok cut-off view of green hills down to Tennessee Valley shrouded in fog.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_5EeTxzuko4XNsL0lrfwfTPokPMJwnehxx6U17Szo0f4.jpg ☁️⛰⛅️ 20+ miles & 4k' of low quiet fog, quail(2) & bunnies(3), lush green hills(4) & forests(5,6), and finally sunshine above the clouds at Cardiac hill(1,7) before running back(8,9) to where I started and up/down another hill(10). Being prepared brought more confidence than last week. Started later than planned, yet before #SFRC. Took my own route up Fox trail(2), down Coastal Fire road (stopping only for a curious bunny(3)), thru the Redwood creek woods, across Santos meadow, and up the Heather cut-off switchbacks(4). Made good time up Coastal view to the patch of misty forest where most of the trees have grown leaning with the wind(5). Moss covered trees rising from a floor of ferns(6), only a few hundred meters of forest canopy in the middle of an otherwise exposed trail. Still, such relaxing #greentime before finally emerging into the sunshine. The climb to Cardiac felt faster and smoother than usual. As a runner I’ve become grateful for fog and overcast skies, yet it was still nice to get some sun at my goal peak where I could look back on the clouds I had climbed through(7). After a brief snack break and saying hi to the volunteers at the Headlands50k aid station, I decided to chase the racers back down the way I came, all the way to Pirates Cove(8). Pirates Cove also felt faster, and less scary this time around. Kept encouraging the racers as they passed me on the climb, and chased them down the Coastal Fire road, stopping to snap a greener than usual Tennessee Valley for this time of year(9). Returned to Tennessee Valley parking lot at almost 18, hiked/jogged up Miwok trail to more foggy valley views(10), and scampered back down to round out my long trail run. Finally got my 20. ✅ #run #runner #Marin #MarinHeadlands #trail #trailrun #50ktraining #ultratraining #optoutside #getoutside #fog #KarlTheFog #befierce #pushyourself #facethemountain #fitstrongfierce #2019_236 #20190824 #Saturday #latergram #nofilter Last Saturday: http://tantek.com/2019/231/t1/unexpected-weather-trail-run

https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_rSol9v0jN7rZQR85feDkMJpaJgAPQvO0nm-HiK6gcF8.jpg (Ominious thick grey fog obscuring a partial view of the Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin Headlands in the foreground, with parts of the bay and high 101 between.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_rSol9v0jN7rZQR85feDkMJpaJgAPQvO0nm-HiK6gcF8.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_w3UL99u9-jjlcahCLf9gF4JgAVrhRaHL8gFOjkl1isQ.jpg (Uphill on Marincello trail, green bushes on both sides, fog rolling in from the right side, obscuring anything more than a few hundred meters away.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_w3UL99u9-jjlcahCLf9gF4JgAVrhRaHL8gFOjkl1isQ.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_paBe-fBkPtTAUJgdsQ3YiV4qDL2jsBLx0ExpvahOvVY.jpg (Looking west from the top of Bobcat trail, the top third a thick grey fog, a sliver of blue from the distant Pacific Ocean, rolling hills, rocks and bushes in the foreground.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_paBe-fBkPtTAUJgdsQ3YiV4qDL2jsBLx0ExpvahOvVY.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_CN9QfpJDqFv3Fh36NVsRSBDV6RLMB3ufQI7yTBuaErw.jpg (Lush ivy covered forest at the top of the Alta trail.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_CN9QfpJDqFv3Fh36NVsRSBDV6RLMB3ufQI7yTBuaErw.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_qJgaEoldPrabZ0mSHOjLlchNJcEi-01z0XJ93XGXMTY.jpg (Looking west and downhill from the SCA trail, in the middle thick fog obscuring anything beyond the first few hills.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_qJgaEoldPrabZ0mSHOjLlchNJcEi-01z0XJ93XGXMTY.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_Ac-oN7BetcEyc0LFkY3o6nVDnSA8CcMEQ5izUcaCJh0.jpg (Golden Gate bridge in the distance peaking above the Marin Headlands, the tops of its towers obscured by fog.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_Ac-oN7BetcEyc0LFkY3o6nVDnSA8CcMEQ5izUcaCJh0.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_KvIUF3hxdnXdYzuhjIFMJS4fOtPoTDHxnw9EWnnIPWM.jpg (Forested single-track part of SCA trail, trees and greening lining both sides and covering the canopy.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_KvIUF3hxdnXdYzuhjIFMJS4fOtPoTDHxnw9EWnnIPWM.jpg https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/width960/476_zcYV4mI1sfw2Umj7CV3YtgRP4yg1wAEsJbKyDv3BBA8.jpg (Cluster of trees near the start of Bobcat trail uphill, like an entrance gate, taller than any other nearby foliage.) https://fastly.4sqi.net/img/general/original/476_zcYV4mI1sfw2Umj7CV3YtgRP4yg1wAEsJbKyDv3BBA8.jpg 🌬💨☁️⛰🌁 Underprepared for unexpected weather, Saturday morning I nearly gave up on my trail run and went home. I planned to start at 7am at the Tennesssee Valley parking lot, arrived at 7:05. Overcast as expected, yet much colder. In contrast to last week’s quiet fog bank (https://tantek.com/t51y1), the wind howled through the valley, bending treetops and swirling up dust like I’d never seen before. I’d only worn shorts and a t-shirt and wouldn’t last 10 minutes in that wind chill. I sat in my car in parking lot for almost an hour waiting for it to warm up a bit and for the wind to quiet down, berating myself for having forgotten a long sleeve. Just before giving up and going home, I decided to double check the shallow depths of my trunk. Tucked into the bottom of a beach bag I found an SF Marathon long sleeve. Threw it on, and took off up the fogged-in Marincello trail(2), connecting via Bobcat trail(3) to Alta trail’s lush peak(4) instead of the windy coastal route I’d planned. The fog thickened on SCA trail(5), where I barely caught a view of the Golden Gate bridge(6) being overwhelmed by the fog. My favorite part of SCA trail is a brief lush forest tunnel(7) that I decided to stop and capture (usually I just run through it grinning). Soon after capturing the Golden Gate Bridge from a hill(1), I saw a couple of faster friends from the SFRC running crew and realized I had been running the opposite direction. Finished a short loop up the Bobcat trail(8), then returned down Marincello to the parking lot and barely made it to Good Earth just before 11, last call for breakfast sandwiches. 11 miles done ✅ (not the 21 I planned, calling this mental game a draw) Afterwards I shared with a few trail running friends how I’d felt starting out, and they reminded me (correctly) to look more on the positive side: “Good job sticking with it. Deposits in the grit bank” [that’s a good metaphor to keep in mind.] “You toughed it out, nice job keeping it going in less than ideal conditions.” Even if that run was a mental draw, knowing I got at least something done will be good to remember next time I face a similar challenge, perhaps in a race. #run #runner #Marin #MarinHeadlands #trail #trailrun #50ktraining #ultratraining #optoutside #getoutside #fog #KarlTheFog #befierce #pushyourself #facethemountain #fitstrongfierce #2019_229 #20190817 #latergram #nofilter Previous weather challenged trail run: https://tantek.com/2019/081/t1/ran-tam-rain-twice

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